There's more utility in framing it as a tactic meant to accomplish a goal. Earnestness and genuine reaction online has since been replaced by callous indiffere

There's more utility in framing it as a tactic meant to accomplish a goal. Earnestness and genuine reaction online has since been replaced by callous indifference and meta-irony because "winning" is making someone flooded now. We're in the "emotions[1] are weakness"-arc of the internet and that will likely never end. 1. Except for anger. Anger is the only justifiable emotion